Sasuke Uchiha has selective mutism and struggles with the repercussions of it daily by his family and peers. He has a troubled past and has moved with his family to the town of Konoha. He now attends a small community college as his chance to restart. There he met Naruto Uzumaki, a young university student with whom he formed a bond with like nothing he would've ever imagined. As their pasts resurfaces and a certain someone threatens their relationship they have to find a way to mend their wounds before everything unravels.

In a treacherous, post-apocalyptic world where the undead dominates the badlands, Naruto does whatever it takes to survive. With no interaction with human civilization for almost a decade and to heal from the confinements of his past, he grew accustomed to surviving all on his own and only found comfort sticking to what was within the borders of his knowledge. It was a lifestyle he never planned on changing. Until there came a dangerous predicament. Some naive, fearful guy that he happened to waltz upon caused him insane troubles. Gradually, however, Naruto hesitantly accepts that this guy who once burdened him solely with his presence, would be the reason for his nirvana. Sasuke Uchiha, huh. Fucking pitiful. TW: Mentions of suicide, abuse, drugs, very strong language use, and bloody violence. I don't own Naruto or the characters, neither do I own ANY artwork shown in this book. This is a slowburnnnnn. Also cross-posted on AO3 under the name shinei Word count: 64k+ - ???